ATC indicts five suspects in honour killing case

LAHORE – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday charged five suspects in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Farzana Iqbal who was stoned to death outside the Lahore High Court.

The case was heard by Judge Haroon Latif of ATC-III. The preliminary report submitted by the police in the court nominated the names of five people, including the victim's father, two brothers, former husband and a close relative, as responsible for the murder. The court indicted all five suspects on Saturday.

The court summoned all witnesses on July 7 and subsequently adjourned the hearing of the case to the said date. Farzana Parveen was murdered on May 27 outside the LHC in a so-called honour killing by more than two dozen attackers, including her brother and father, for marrying against her family's wishes.